INDIVIDUAL HERBS
| Pharmaceutical Latin: | Talcum |
| Common English: | Talcum Talc |
| Taste | Temperature | Entering Meridians | Dosage |
Sweet Bland |
Cold |
Stomach Bladder |
9-18g |
| Actions | Indications/Syndromes |
Promotes urination and drains Heat from the Urinary Bladder (aids the movement of gravel and stones), (expels Damp-Heat) |
Hot Painful Urinary Dysfunction (Lin Syndrome) with hot, painful urination, dark, painful, burning, scanty urine Damp-Heat diarrhea Qi Level Heat with Dampness with unremitting fever, heavy feeling in the body, thirst, yellow tongue coat |
Releases Summeheat and resolves Dampness |
Summerheat (fever, urinary difficulty, thirst) |
Absorbs Dampness and clears Heat (topically) |
Damp skin lesions (eczema, damp sores, prickly heat) (topical) |
Stops bleeding due to Heat |
Heat type bleeding |
CONTRAINDICATIONS |
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INCOMPATIBILITIES |
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS |
Fr. Malvae |
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Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao causing urinary discomfort and dysfunction. |
Damp-Heat diarrhea. |
Lin Syndrome with hot, painful urinary dribbling and scanty, dark, painful urination. |
Spora Lygodii |
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Heat in the Upper Jiao with thirst and diarrhea. |
Urinary discomfort and dysfunction due to Damp-Heat in the Lower Jiao. |
Stone Lin. |
Rx. Glycyrrhizae |
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Summerheat causing painful urinary dysfunction, thirst, irritability and fever. |
Damp-Heat skin lesions and eczema topically as a powder. |
Damp-Warmth when Damp-Heat obstructs the Qi Level. |
Cx. Phellodendri |
Caul. Akebiae |
Sm. Plantaginis |
| Topically as a powder for eczema and other damp skin lesions. | Heat Lin. | Damp-Heat dysuria with pain and cloudy urine. |
Hb. Sive Radix Cirsii Japonici |
Hb. Agastache |
Gypsum Fibrosum Preparata |
Bloody Lin. |
Heatstroke with vomiting and diarrhea. |
Topically as a powder for dermatological disorders. |
- This herb is important for treating Lin Syndrome.
- This herb can stimulate granuloma growth in the vagina and colon.
- Because of its absorbing and astringent properties, this herb protects the intestines, and prevents diarrhea. Topically, it promotes healing, absorbs suppurative fluids, and protects wounds.
- This herb is used for conditions that are more severe and present with burning and bleeding.
- This is one of the best substances for treating urinary calculi.
- Be careful when inhaling the dust.
- This herb is important for treating Summer-Heat with thirst and irritability.
- Both Hua Shi and Gypsum Fibrosum Shi Gao clear Heat and alleviate thirst. Hua Shi is appropriate thirst due to Summerheat with Dampness and dark urine that is difficult to pass. It is inappropriate for Dry Heat. Shi Gao is best used for when pathogenic Heat has entered the Yang Ming Stage with dried out fluids.
- Both Hua Shi and Fol. Pyrrosiae Shi Wei are cold and unblock painful urinary dysfunction. Hua Shi is slippery and facilitates Dampness and is best used for for Damp-Heat Lin and Stone Lin. It also cools Summerheat and alleviates thirst. Shi Wei cools the Blood and stops bleeding and is best for Blood Lin. It also cools the Lungs, stops cough.
- Both Hua Shi and Fr. Malvae Dong Kui Zi are slippery and unblock the orifices and are used for treating urinary difficulty with rasping pain in the urethra. Hua Shi is best at cooling Summerheat and removing Dampness and can be used topically for Damp-Heat sores, while Dong Kui Zi assists bowel movements and promotes lactation. It also reduces swelling.
- Flying Talcum Fei Hua Shi is processed into a fine powder that is most amenable for internal use.